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On the 40th anniversary of his reign, the King of Sweden toasts the city's Mayor in front of Stockholm alace!

"n anniversary is a day that commemorates or cele#rates a past event that occ$rred on the same date of the year as the initial event! For e%ample, the first event is the initial occ$rrence or, if planned, the ina$g$ral of the event! One year later wo$ld #e the first anniversary of that event! &he word was first $sed for 'atholic feasts to commemoratesaints!
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* "nniversary names *!* +atin,derived n$merical names - "nniversary sym#ols . See also 4 /eferences 0 So$rces and e%ternal links

Anniversary names[edit]

1irthdays 2v!3 are the most common type of anniversary, where the #irth date of a person is commemorated ann$ally! &he act$al cele#ration is sometimes moved for practical reasons, as in the case of an official #irthday! Wedding anniversaries are also often cele#rated on the same day of the year as the wedding occ$rred! 4eath anniversary!

&he +atin phrase dies natalis 2literally 5#irth day53 has #ecome a common term, adopted in many lang$ages, especially in intellect$al and instit$tional circles, for the anniversary of the fo$nding 25legal or stat$tory #irth53 of an instit$tion, s$ch as an alma mater 2college or other school3! 6ven in ancient /ome, we know of the [dies] Aquilae natalis 25#irthday of the eagle5, anniversary of the official fo$nding of a legion3! Most co$ntries aro$nd the world cele#rate national anniversaries, for e%ample the 7S" 1icentennial! &hese co$ld #e the date of independence of the nation or the adoption of a new constit$tion or form of government! &he important dates in a sitting monarch's reign may also #e commemorated, an event often referred to as a 58$#ilee5! "nniversaries of nations are $s$ally marked #y the n$m#er of years elapsed descri#ed with +atin words or /oman n$merals!

Latin-derived numerical names[edit]

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+atin terms for anniversaries are mostly straightforward, partic$larly those relating to the first twenty years 2*9-03, those relating to m$ltiples of ten years 2.0, 40, :0, ;0 etc!3, and those relating to m$ltiples of cent$ries or millennia 2*00, -00, .00, *000, -000, .000 etc!3 <n these instances, the anniversary generally comes from a derivative of the +atin word for the respective n$m#er of years! =owever, when anniversaries relate to fractions of cent$ries 2*-0, *00, *;0, -00 years>i!e!, *!-0, *!0, *!;0, and -!0 cent$ries3, the sit$ation is not as simple! /oman fractions were #ased on a d$odecimal system! From *?*- to @?*- they were descri#ed as m$ltiples of twelfths 2 uncia 5twelfth5A the so$rce of the 6nglish words inch and ounce3 and from B?*- to **?*- they were descri#ed as m$ltiple,twelfths less than the ne%t whole $nit >i!e!, a whole $nit less .?*-, -?*- or *?*- respectively! &here were also special terms for C$arter 2 quadrans3, half 2semis3, and three, C$arters 2dodrans3!Dodrans is a +atin contraction of de-quadrans which means 5a whole $nit less a C$arter5 2 de means 5from5A quadrans means 5C$arter5! &h$s for the e%ample of *;0 years, the term is a C$arter cent$ry less than the ne%t whole 2#i3cent$ry or *;0 D 2,-0 E -003!(*) <n +atin it seems that this r$le did not apply literally for *F! Whereas 5sec$nd$s5 is +atin for 5second5, or 5#is5 for 5twice5 these terms are not $sed s$ch as in sesC$i,sec$nd$s! <nstead G$st sesC$i 2or ses3 is $sed #y itself! &his may #e #eca$se it relates to a ratio of one >th$s it means 5and a half5 compared to 5one5! 2<t may also #e #eca$se *?@ in +atin is sescuncia, sescunciae 2from sesqui, E uncia, i!e!, *F uncias3 defined as one,and,a,half twelfths 2 .?- H *?*- D *?@3!3

Anniversary

Preferred Term

Other Terms

Comments

yearly

Biannual

Semiannual

1 year

Annual

Paper

2 years

Biennial

otton

! years

Triennial

"eather

# years

$uadrennial

"inen

% years

$uin&uennial

'ood

( years

Se)ennial

*ron

+ years

Septennial

'ool

, years

-ctennial

Bron.e

/ years

0ovennial

opper

11 years

2ecennial

Tin3Aluminium

11 years

Undecennial

Steel

12 years

2uodecennial

Sil4

1! years

Tredecennial

"ace

1# years

$uattuordecennial

*vory

1% years

$uindecennial

rystal

21 years

5igintennial 3 5icennial

hina3Porcelain

2% years

$uadranscentennial

Silver 6ubilee

Probably a modern coined term.

%1 years

Semicentennial 3 $uin&uagenary

7olden 6ubilee

(1 years

Se)agennial 3 Se)agenary

2iamond 6ubilee of monarchs

+1 years

Septuagennial

Platinum 6ubilee of monarchs

+% years

2odranscentennial

2iamond 6ubilee

Dodrans is a "atin contraction of de-quadrans 8hich means 9a 8hole unit less a &uarter9 :de means 9from9; quadrans means 9&uarter9. +% years is a &uarter century less than a 8hole century or +% < :=2% > 111?.@1A

2odracentennial

Alternative "atin form of 2odranscentennial

2e&uascentennial

Alternative "atin form of 2odranscentennial

Semises&uicentennial

Probably@attribution neededA a modern coined term. 2emises&uicentennial or Bemises&uicentennialis are other similar variants.

111 years

entennial

entenary 3 platinum Cubilee

12% years

$uas&uicentennial

Term is bro4en do8n as &uas&ui= :and a &uarter? centennial :111 years?. Quasqui is a contraction from quadrans 9a &uarter9 plus the clitic conCunction =que 9and9. The term 8as coined by Dun4 and 'agnalls editor Eobert ". hapman in 1/(1.@2A

1%1 years

Ses&uicentennial

Term bro4en do8n as ses&ui= :one and a half? centennial :111 years?

1+% years

2odransbicentennial

Dodrans is a "atin contraction of de-quadrans 8hich means 9a 8hole unit less a &uarter9 :de means 9from9; quadrans means 9&uarter9. 1+% years is a &uarter century less than the ne)t 8hole :bi?century or 1+% < :=2% > 211?.@1A

2odrabicentennial

Alternative "atin form of 2odransbicentennial

2e&uasbicentennial

Alternative "atin form of 2odransbicentennial

2os&uicentennial

2os&uicentennial has been used in modern times @!A and this is perhaps a modern contraction of 9de=&uadrans9. Bo8everF it seems inappropriate to combine the terms que and de 8hen dealing 8ith such Eoman fractions. *n any eventF if such a conCunction 8as appropriate then it 8ould perhaps more li4ely have been 92os&uibicentennial9 :but the result is little shorter any8ay?. @1A

2emisemiseptcentennial

Probably@attribution neededA a modern coined termG demisemiseptcentennial; literally one= half :demi=? ) one=half :semi=? ) seven :sept=? ) 111 years :centennial?Halso demisemiseptcentenary. @#A@%A

$uartoseptcentennial

Probably@attribution neededA a modern coined termG &uartoseptcentennial; literally one= &uarter :&uarto=? ) seven :sept=? ) 111 years :centennial?Halso &uartoseptcentenary. @(A

Ter&uas&uicentennial

Dirst used by Bell "aboratories in celebrating its 1+%th anniversary as a corporation.@citation neededA *s a coined 8ord for an anniversary of 1+% yearsF but the elements of the 8ord literally refer to an anniversary of !+% yearsF as follo8sG ter= :!? I &uas&ui= :1J? I centennial :111 years?

Septa&uinta&uin&ue= centennial

Suggested by le)icographer Eobert ". hapman to 'illiam Safire; first appeared in SafireKs columnF 9-n "anguage9 :The New or! Ti"es Ma#a$ineF Debruary 12F 1//%?. *t is a coined 8ord for an anniversary of 1+% yearsF but the elements of the 8ord literally refer to an anniversary of !%F111 yearsF as follo8sG septa&uinta= :+1? I &uin&ue= :%? I centennial :111 years?

211 years

Bicentennial

Bicentenary

2%1 years

Sestercentennial

To e)press 2 in "atin it 8ould be e)pressed as 9half=three9. The term relates to being half8ay @from the secondA to the third integer. *n "atin this is 9Sestertius9 8hich is a contraction of se"is :half8ay? tertius :third?Hhence Sestercentennial.
@1A

Semi&uincentennial

Probably@attribution neededA a modern coined termG semi= :half? I &uin :%? I centennial :111 years? < 2%1 years

Bicen&uin&uagenary

Used by Princeton University in 1//(F EeadingF Pennsylvania in 1//,F and 'ashington and "ee University in 1///.@+A *t is a coined 8ord for an anniversary of 2%1 yearsF but the elements of the 8ord literally refer to an anniversary of 11F111 yearsF as follo8sG bi= :2? I cen:t?= :111? I &uin&uagenary :%1 years?

$uarter=millennial

Leaning one &uarter of one thousand years. @,A

!11 years

Tercentenary 3 Tricentenary

Tercentennial 3 Tricentennial

!%1 years

Ses&uarcentennial

A modern coined term; ses&uarcentennial for !%1 years is deduced here from the 9Sestertius9 definition for 2%1 years above. Dor !%1 years it relates to being half8ay from the third to the fourth integer; thus a contraction of se"is :half8ay? and quartus :fourth?; hence Ses&uarcentennial.

Semiseptcentennial

Probably@attribution neededA a modern coined termG semi= :half? I sept:+? I cen:t?= :111? I centennial :!%1 years?

#11 years

$uadricentennial

$uadricentenary 3 $uatercentenary

%11 years

$uincentenary

$uincentennial

(11 years

Se)centenary

Se):a?centennial :M?

+11 years

Septcentennial

Septuacentennial

Probably@attribution neededA a coined term; earliest 4no8n use in Larch 1/,,.@/A hiang Lai Septcentennial Stadium : hiang LaiF Thailand? 8as completed in 1//1.@11A

,11 years

-ctocentenary

-ctocentennial

/11 years

0onacentennial

1111 years

Lillennial

2111 years

Bimillennial

Anniversary symbols[edit]
Many anniversaries have special names! Etiquette in ociety, in !usiness, in "olitics and at #ome #y 6mily ost, p$#lished in *B--, contained s$ggestions for wedding anniversary gifts for *, 0, *0, *0, -0, -0, 00, and ;0 years! (**) Wedding anniversary gift s$ggestions for other years were added in later editions and p$#licationsA they now comprise what is referred to as the 5traditional5 list! Ienerally speaking, the longer the period, the more precio$s or d$ra#le the material associated with it! See wedding anniversary for a general list of the wedding anniversary sym#olsA however, there are variations in some national traditions! F$rthermore, there e%ist n$mero$s partially overlapping, partially contradictory lists of anniversary gifts 2s$ch as wedding stones3, separate from the 'traditional' names! &he concepts of a person's #irthday stone and Jodiac stone, #y contrast, are fi%ed for life according to the day of the week, month, or astrological sign corresponding to the recipient's #irthday!

See also[edit]
Holidays portal

+ist of historical anniversaries Wedding anniversary

K$inC$ennial Leronia

References[edit]

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